Italy On This Day

Felice Casson - politician and magistrate His investigations revealed existence of Operation Gladio Felice Casson, the magistrate whose inve...

Pope Urban VII Pope for just 12 days but introduced world's first smoking ban Pope Urban VII was born Giovanni Battista Castagna on this...

NEW - Omero Antonutti - actor and voice dubber Narrator of Oscar-winning Life is Beautiful had long career The actor Omero Antonutti, who a...

Narrator of Oscar-winning Life is Beautiful enjoyed long and successul career Omero Antonutti had success on screen and as a stage actor The...

Pietro Mascagni – composer One opera was enough to build reputation of musician Pietro Mascagni, the creator of the opera Cavalleria rustic...

Cosimo de' Medici Banker who founded the Medici dynasty The first of the Medici rulers of Florence, Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici, ...

NEW - Mario Bava - filmmaker ‘Master of Italian Horror’ had far-reaching influence Mario Bava, whose near-50 year career in the film busin...